Thursday, June 6, 2013

KPDNKK To Increase Price Control Enforcement By Ramadan

PASIR MAS, June 5 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Department of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) will intensify its enforcement on prices of controlled items by Ramadan next month and establish closer cooperation with other agencies.

Source from (Bernama): http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=954243
Published: Jun 06, 2013

Its director, Sharuddin Jali said the move was taken to curb price increases for commodities such as sugar, wheat flour, oil and eggs which can create panic among consumers.

"Other agencies such as the Anti-Smuggling Unit, the Royal Customs and Immigration will jointly take measures to prevent smuggling and monitor the prices of controlled items," he told reporters here today, adding that a total of 371 cases involving seizures of price-controlled items were reported in the state reported last year.

"As of April this year, 52 cases were reported which shows a reduction due to the enhanced enforcement, while last month, Pasir Mas KPDNKK solved a total of five cases under the Supply Control Act 1961 involving fuel and wheat flour meant to be smuggled to Thailand," he said.

He said anyone with information about smuggling activities and price increases can contact the hotline at 1-800-886-800 or via the short messaging service by typing KPDNKK ADUAN and send to 15888.

-- BERNAMA 

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